Take Me Out to the Ballgame: Letter to the Editor

If there are two sports whose paths have mirrored each other historically, it would be baseball and horse racing in America. Both are tradition-driven and both enjoyed prominence for decades. And both recently have dealt with challenges, scandals and declining interest. One sport though has chosen to embrace innovation. Baseball has developed multiple changes over [...]

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Welcome Home

Welcome Home. Those words from Keeneland=s President Bill Thomason underscored the feelings of many of my friends and neighbors–both inside and outside the Thoroughbred industry. They are all equally as excited about welcoming our guests to the Bluegrass as much as hosting the Breeders= Cup itself in 2015. While we are more than confident in [...]

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GIVE IT A CHANCE

With all apologies to John Lennon…all I am saying is GIVE IT A CHANCE! And what is it? Filly Friday Oct. 24 at Santa Anita. There's been a lot of angst about the repackaging of our female division's championship races, but hey, in less than two weeks–it's going to happen. And the sport will be [...]

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